Vermont § 1132 - Driving on sidewalk No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a sidewalk or on any area designated exclusively for pedestrian traffic, except while crossing a driveway
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§ 1132. Driving on sidewalk No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a sidewalk or on any area designated exclusively for pedestrian traffic, except while crossing a driveway
- . Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device, at
a speed not to exceed eight miles per hour, on a sidewalk by a person who is at least
16 years of age or who has an ambulatory disability as defined in section 304a of this title. Nor shall the provisions of this section limit the authority of a municipality under
the provisions of 24 V.S.A. § 2291(1), (4), and (5) to regulate the use and operation of these devices. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 2001, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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